Cass, with your comments to Lorie you are showing your ignorance. The Butler Community Health Clinic

is, and I quote from their web site: "Mission:

To provide primary healthcare to our uninsured and income-eligible neighbors in Butler County.

Vision:

That all qualified Butler County residents shall have access to primary medical and dental care.

The clinic is a non-profit, community-based volunteer corporation; our mission is "To provide primary healthcare to our uninsured and income-eligible neighbors in Butler County." Our Needs Assessment documented at least 11,000 people in Butler County who need such care. They are hardworking people, struggling to support themselves and their families, often working two jobs. They earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, but have no health benefits and cannot afford private insurance."

"Benefits:

The Community Health Clinic addresses in its own local way, one of the most important problems we face today - the millions of working people who don't qualify for government programs and can't afford health insurance or private medical care. It is a problem that increases each year.

It is to everyone's advantage to improve the health and well-being of our county's residents.

Who benefits?

# The uninsured patients who need primary medical and dental care benefit- especially those with chronic problems that can become acute without treatment and follow-up

# Butler County employers benefit from a healthier workforce

# Hospitals benefit from reduced inappropriate - and expensive - use of emergency facilities

# The donors and volunteers benefit from knowing they have helped their neighbors

# We all benefit from a healthier community."

No where is it mentioned that this clinic is supported in any way by government funding. It is completely funded privately. As a matter of fact, if you qualify for a government program you cannot use the clinic's services.

We can talk about health care reform and socialism in another post.